DePaul Blue Demons at Marquette Golden Eagles
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Karlen scores 19, No. 23 Marquette women use hot start to defeat DePaul 78-47
The Golden Eagles shot 57% (32 of 56), had a 39-28 edge in rebounding and a 44-18 advantage in points in the paint. The inside-points edge in the first half was 22-2. The Golden Eagles took a 38-18 lead into halftime despite a long cold stretch to close out the second quarter.
Jordan King had 16 points for Marquette (15-2, 4-2 Big East Conference) and Rose Nkumu scored 12 with nine assists.
Shakara McCline had 13 points for the Blue Demons (9-9, 1-4) and Anaya Peoples had 10. DePaul shot 27% and had 20 turnovers.
Karlen had 10 points in the first quarter when the Golden Eagles sank 10 of 17 shots to race to a 24-9 lead.
McCline stopped an 8-0 Marquette run by closing the first quarter with a 3-pointer and hit another to open the second. But the Golden Eagles went on a 12-0 run for a 36-12 lead.
The second 3-pointer was DePaul's last basket of the half as the Blue Demons followed up 3-of-16 shooting in the first quarter with a 1-for-13 effort in the second, shooting 14% for the half. However, Marquette only had one basket after taking the 24-point lead and didn't score for the final 3:41. That still left the Golden Eagles at 52%.
The Golden Eagles rediscovered their shooting touch in the third quarter, making 9 of 14 shots, including three 3s, to stretch the lead to 61-33.
Marquette plays at Villanova on Wednesday. Xavier is at DePaul on Tuesday.
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Statistics
 DEP |
MARQ |
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|---|---|---|
| 16-60 | FG | 32-56 |
| 27 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 4-12 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 10-10 | FT | 10-17 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Assists | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 8 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 32 |
Game Information
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 1,830 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 7-0 | - | 16-0 |
| Villanova | 6-1 | 1 | 13-3 |
| Marquette | 5-2 | 2 | 11-5 |
| Seton Hall | 5-2 | 2 | 11-5 |
| St. John's | 3-3 | 3.5 | 13-4 |
| Creighton | 3-4 | 4 | 7-9 |
| Georgetown | 2-4 | 4.5 | 9-6 |
| Providence | 2-4 | 4.5 | 9-8 |
| Xavier | 2-5 | 5 | 9-7 |
| Butler | 1-5 | 5.5 | 7-9 |
| DePaul | 0-6 | 6.5 | 3-14 |